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A Swift Advance: Mullinabreena and the French in 1798
The French Advance into South Sligo On 22 August 1798, a French force of just over 1,000 men under General Jean Joseph Amable Humbert landed at Killala in County Mayo in support of the Irish rebellion. Within days they had taken Ballina and, on 27 August, defeated a much larger Crown force at Castlebar in… Continue reading
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A History of the Church of the Sacred Heart, Mullinabreena
From the Early Nineteenth-Century Chapel to the Present Day Introduction Mullinabreena Church was opened on 9 November 1884 during the pastorate of Canon Patrick Lowry and has served as the parish church of Achonry ever since. Built to replace an earlier chapel, it remains one of the most important landmarks in the parish. Figure 1.… Continue reading